Author: Jaci Howard

Jacinth is a PhD candidate in English Literature at the University of the West Indies with a focus area in sci-fi and spec-fic. She is a Vincentian by origin, an avid reader, teacher, writer, academic, traveler, eater, empath, egalitarian, aspiring polyglot and Christian. She is married to Allan Howard and lives on a little rock in the Atlantic with her husband and son.

Hey guys! Please note that a podcast element has been added to the blog yay!! So if you find yourself unable to read at the time you can take a listen 🙂 there will also be elements in either format which make it different from the other. Here’s today’s content: It must have happened to…

This occurrence is no secret. The news has been plastered across the internet for weeks through every news house imaginable. We have heard the commentary. We have seen the feedback. Responses range from pity to outrage to apathy among others. Some, increased faith. And while I have had several of my own reservations about how…

Hey there! What today’s piece might lack in inspiration, it makes up for in utilitarianism. Anyone who travels with a baby knows that it is a monumental task. Whether or not it gets easier or harder as they grow is entirely impossible to deduce. Some things get easier, some get harder. What I do know…

One of the worst feelings you can ever experience, is realising that you are not worth as much as you thought to someone you love. This could happen in a love relationship where you invest your attention, care and time while your partner just does not seem as excited. It could happen with a friend…

So! Here we are again for another commission topic. This week, I’m taking up a suggestion from Riana. It reads: “When personality and love collide – struggles of an introvert.” I thought this would be fitting this week as my husband and I just celebrated our second year of marriage! There is hope for introverts…

When I get homesick I feel it in my belly. Although it’s only been 9 months since my last trip to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, it often feels like years. It’s a strange experience living in the diaspora. Myriads write about it. It’s an inseparable part of being West Indian. We are a region…

Today was hard. After my son was born, I got into the habit of purchasing items for him and only him. My dollar became dedicated to the well-being of my child. Yes. I would proudly admit that I am one of those obsessive parents when it comes to ensuring that my child is taken care…

Hi there! I have not written anything in the creative section since the blog launch. So I would like to share a tiny bit today. This is a brief free write that came about a few days ago. (See below). I was thinking for quite some time about how easy it is to write about…